Researchers from Northwestern University have stumbled upon a previously unobserved function of a protein found in the cell nuclei of all flora and fauna. In addition to exporting materials out of the nucleus, the protein, called Exportin-1 (also called Xpo1...
Trying to persuade people with different political views can be fatiguing and frustrating, but it’s not as pointless as we might think. New research shows that even on divisive issues, far more persuasion attempts succeeded than backfired. A new study led...
Life is a highway, but what are the emissions along it? It turns out, that answer could change depending on which dataset one uses. A new study led by Victoria Lang, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary...
Guided by the lived experiences of community partners, Northwestern University scientists have simulated the effects of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption on future air quality for the greater Chicago area. The results were published today in the journal Frontiers of Earth Science. Motivated by California’s...
Several elected U.S. city officials, including Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden, recently joined international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to speak out about the dangers of nuclear war at the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...
An international team of astronomers, including a Northwestern University astrophysicist, has traced a series of mysterious radio pulses to an unprecedented home. Starting a decade ago, astronomers have detected a pulse of radio emission every two hours, coming from the direction...
Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first uses an inexpensive catalyst to break apart the bonds in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the most common...
Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal “canaries in the coal mine” for gauging the impact of climate change on the behavior and distribution of animal species. Yet, scientists know relatively...
